2018 Samford Bulldogs football team

American college football season

The 2018 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Seibert Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish as SoCon champions.^[3] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Bulldogs also predicted to finish as SoCon champions.^[4]

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Bulldogs placed seven players on the all-SoCon teams.^[5] Quarterback Devlin Hodges was selected as preseason offensive player of the year and Defensive lineman Ahmad Gooden was selected as preseason defensive player of the year.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Shorter

At Florida State

Mercer

At Chattanooga

At Kennesaw State

Western Carolina

VMI

At Furman

Wofford

At The Citadel

At East Tennessee State

Ranking movements

References

1. "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
2. "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
3. "Media picks Samford to win 2018 SoCon football title". July 25, 2018.
4. "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll". July 25, 2018.
5. "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll". July 25, 2018.
6. Schedule